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Rankin-Bass was formed in September 1960 by Arthur '''Rankin''', Jr. and Jules '''Bass''' as Videocraft International; it was renamed to Rankin-Bass in 1968. In 1971, the company was acquired by [[Tomorrow Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom Enterprises]], while [[Broadway Video]] acquired the rights to the pre-1974 library in 1988. It was later acquired by [[Telepictures Productions|Telepictures]] on January 24, 1983 and then became a subsidiary of [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]. The studio closed in 1987 as a result of TV show failures like ''The Comic Strip'', and its partnership was dissolved in 2001 after the production of the studio's last Christmas special ''Santa, Baby!''. | Rankin-Bass was formed in September 1960 by Arthur '''Rankin''', Jr. and Jules '''Bass''' as Videocraft International; it was renamed to Rankin-Bass in 1968. In 1971, the company was acquired by [[Tomorrow Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom Enterprises]], while [[Broadway Video]] acquired the rights to the pre-1974 library in 1988. It was later acquired by [[Telepictures Productions|Telepictures]] on January 24, 1983 and then became a subsidiary of [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]. The studio closed in 1987 as a result of TV show failures like ''The Comic Strip'', and its partnership was dissolved in 2001 after the production of the studio's last Christmas special ''Santa, Baby!''. | ||
The pre-1974 library is currently owned by [[NBCUniversal]] on behalf of [[DreamWorks Animation]] through their [[DreamWorks Classics]] label, while the post-1974 library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]] except for ''The Jackson 5ive'', which is distributed by [[CBS Media Ventures]]. Rankin-Bass's theatrical film library is currently split amongst different companies. [[StudioCanal]] owns ''The Wacky World of Mother Goose'' and ''Mad Monster Party'' since both movies were released by [[Embassy Films Associates|Embassy Pictures]], ''The Last Unicorn'' is currently owned by [[ITV (UK)|ITV Studios]] and [[Universal Pictures]] owns ''Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' via DreamWorks Animation and ''King Kong Returns''. | The pre-1974 library is currently owned by [[NBCUniversal]] on behalf of [[DreamWorks Animation]] through their [[DreamWorks Classics]] label, while the post-1974 library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]] except for ''The Jackson 5ive'', which is distributed by [[CBS Media Ventures]]. Rankin-Bass's theatrical film library is currently split amongst different companies. [[StudioCanal]] owns ''The Wacky World of Mother Goose'' and ''Mad Monster Party'' since both movies were released by [[Embassy Films Associates|Embassy Pictures]], ''The Last Unicorn'' is currently owned by [[ITV (UK)|ITV Studios]] (released by [[ITC]]) and [[Universal Pictures]] owns ''Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' via DreamWorks Animation and ''King Kong Returns''. | ||
==Videocraft International Limited== | ==Videocraft International Limited== | ||